Healthcare Affordability Concerns Deepen
June 19, 2025News, Breaking NewsSteps Must Be Taken to Prevent Crisis Scenario For the better part of two years, Mass Retirees has sounded the ...Read More - Healthcare Affordability Concerns Deepen
Cola Commission: Reviews and Deliberates on Benefit Improvements
June 19, 2025News, Breaking NewsAs Mass Retirees members know, the Special COLA Commission is now reviewing steps that can be taken to improve COLA ...Read More - Cola Commission: Reviews and Deliberates on Benefit Improvements
Social Security WEP/GPO Update
June 19, 2025NewsFairness Act Implementation Continues Since the repeal of the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP) and Government Pension Offset (GPO ...Read More - Social Security WEP/GPO Update
2025 – 2026 Legislative & Budget Update
June 19, 2025NewsThe legislative session is in full swing with activity on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget underway between the middle of ...Read More - 2025 – 2026 Legislative & Budget Update
Locals Continuing to Increase Their COLA Base
June 19, 2025NewsIncreases Range From $15k to $22k Since local retirement boards have until July 1 to approve a new 2025 COLA ...Read More - Locals Continuing to Increase Their COLA Base
2025-26 Membership Dues Increase
June 19, 2025NewsAs an Association representing public retirees who are living on fixed incomes, we are extremely mindful of the need to ...Read More - 2025-26 Membership Dues Increase
COLA History: Milestones Thru the Decades
June 19, 2025NewsMass Retirees at the Center of Reforms During the January meeting of the Special COLA Commission, Mass Retirees President Frank ...Read More - COLA History: Milestones Thru the Decades
Spotlight: Mayflower Municipal Health Group
June 19, 2025NewsCloser Look at Joint Purchasing Arrangements Over the past year and a half, we have become increasingly concerned about rising ...Read More - Spotlight: Mayflower Municipal Health Group
GIC Report on Out-of-pocket Costs
June 19, 2025NewsContains Largely Good News For Retirees At their May meeting, GIC commissioners focused primarily upon the annual report on out ...Read More - GIC Report on Out-of-pocket Costs
CMS Rx Price Negotiations: Update
June 19, 2025NewsTimeline for 2nd Cycle As we reported in the last (April) Voice, the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services ...Read More - CMS Rx Price Negotiations: Update